17 medals in Italy

From Saturday to Sunday, 27. – 28.5.2023, the International Italian Open Taekwon-do ITF competition took place in Casoria near Naples, Italy. Over 250 competitors from 5 countries (Italy, Albania, Greece, Spain and Slovenia) took part in the run. On Saturday, there was a competition for competitors with black belts, and on Sunday, competitors with colored belts competed against each other. The 11-member team of competitors from the Taekwon-do club Radovljica won 17 medals and 1 cup, which is an excellent result, since quite a few competitors competed at such a level for the first time.

They became medalists among black belts:

  • Marko Oblak, 1. place, sparring -45 kg
  • Neža Guštin, 1. place, sparring -50 kg, 3. place, tulls II. DAN and trophy for winning the mixed youth category in sparring
  • Tibor Oblak, 1. place, tulls II. DAN, 2. place, sparring -65 kg
  • Ivana Sitar, 2. palce, sparring -55 kg

The medal holders between the color belts have become:

  • Oskar Škriba Arnež, 2. place, tulls 5. kup, 2. place, sparring -145 cm
  • Neža Tiringer, 1. place, sparring -165 cm
  • Brina Aleksić, 2. place, sparring -165 cm
  • Anastasia Simić, 1. palce, sparring -65 kg, 3. place, tulls 5. kup
  • Teja Staroverski, 2. place, sparring -55 kg, 3. place, tulls 5. kup
  • Ela Košir, 1. place, sparring -55 kg
  • Oleksandra Kadnai, 1. place, tulls 4. kup, 1. palce, sparring -60 kg

We congratulate all competitors on their results. Thanks to Deana Škriba Ozvaldič for the excellent coaching, who was in this role for the first time and did an excellent job.